Chapter 222 Casting the Net

[Fist of the Biggest (Fiery Lion)]: "What do you guys think? Should we chase after them now, or go straight to find the interstellar BOSS and ignore them?"

The standard for winning the game is not necessarily to kill the enemy teammate, but simply to defeat the interstellar monster BOSS and obtain the fragments dropped from it.

The teammates of Fiery Lion had already been tricked by Qiao Mei and her group several times before, and now it seemed like this was the whole thing.

However, the interstellar monster BOSS on this map is very powerful. If we try to fight it head-on, although they might be able to win, the result will definitely be that we kill a thousand enemies but lose eight hundred of our own.

If Qiao Mei and her team were to launch a surprise attack midway through the journey, they would be overwhelmed.

After much deliberation, Fiery Lion's teammates unanimously decided that they should explore the surrounding terrain first, without going there or looking for the interstellar monster BOSS. They would decide what to do next after they had explored the terrain.

Fiery Lion also felt that this was the safest option and had no objections.

This resulted in Qiao Mei and Xu Heyu not receiving any news of their arrival for a long time.

"What do we do? They won't fall for it."

Xu Heyu calmly reassured Qiao Mei: "It's alright, this was expected. Didn't I say there was a second plan? They wouldn't dare to rashly go looking for the interstellar monster BOSS if they didn't come along. They probably plan to explore the terrain of the last small map first."

"But they forgot that while they don't seek out the interstellar monster BOSS, it can actively seek them out. We've already collected the pollen; we just need to find an opportunity to sprinkle it on their mechs."

After saying that, Xu Heyu sent several map screenshots in the team chat, showing several locations he had circled.

Most of these are places you'll have a high chance of visiting after entering the sixth mini-map.

However, the mechs are very bulky and enormous.

It is very difficult to spread pollen without anyone noticing.

Therefore, Xu Heyu suggested that they keep only Qiao Mei's relatively small and air-flying "Black Crow Boy" mecha, and then he would enter her mecha control room, where she would guide him to find an opportunity to sprinkle pollen.

"Wouldn't that be too dangerous? If you leave the mech and get seriously injured, you'll be forced to withdraw from the competition. It's safer if you stay inside the mech."

Xu Heyu insisted: "No, my Wolf Warrior mech is too big. Not to mention how much noise it would make if it followed you, even if your mech carried it in the air, it would be very conspicuous."

What he said made sense, and Qiao Mei could only agree to take his advice. However, as for the pollen-scattering, she did not agree to let Xu Heyu go alone.

"If I'm with you, the success rate will be higher, and if anything happens to you, I can come to your rescue immediately. If you agree, let's act now; otherwise, let's think of another way."

Currently, there is no optimal solution, and Xu Heyu has no choice but to agree.

...

"Captain, have we forgotten something?"

"What's up?"

"We don't even know where the Three-Tailed Poison Scorpion King is right now. What if we run into it while we're just wandering around aimlessly?"

【Fist of the Biggest (Fiery Lion)】: "If you run into it, just run! Is there any need to ask? Besides, I've played this map before. Although there are some minor changes in the tournament, one thing is certain: under normal circumstances, it won't come out from the deepest part of the jungle for no reason."

He had barely finished speaking when he felt the towering tree canopy above his head shake violently.

Along with the shaking, a lot of powdery substances fell down.

The tree canopy covered a very wide area. By the time they realized something was wrong and discovered two figures jumping down from the tree canopy, the mechs were covered to some extent.

Seeing this, the group abandoned their pursuit of the two figures and quickly shook off the pollen that had settled on them.

However, the pollen is very sticky. Once it sticks to the mecha body, it's like it's been coated with a layer of paint, and you can't shake it off at all.

Fiery Lion was initially wondering if the pollen was poisonous, but after waiting for almost ten minutes and seeing no signs of anything happening to the mecha, he was a little confused about what Qiao Mei and the others meant.

"Are you crazy? You'd deliberately come out of the mecha cockpit just to shake off some pollen?"

After uttering those words, Fiery Lion ordered the defensive mechs in the team to scout ahead and find a place with water to wash off the pollen that had gotten on their bodies.

He always felt uneasy about letting them stick to his body like that.

I have a feeling that Qiao Mei's team did this for a reason.

And indeed, not long after Qiao Mei and Xu Heyu came down from the treetop, they went to the pool to wash the pollen off their hands and arms.

They hadn't finished spreading the pollen; there was still a small half-bag left, which they planned to pour into the small body of water created by Gan Gan's mecha later.

"If nothing unexpected happens, we'll see them coming to the water area to clean the mechs soon. We need to hurry to avoid any more accidents."

Qiao Mei wiped her hands clean, handed the towel to Xu Heyu, and started to untie the string on the pollen bag.

Ao Cang, who was in holographic viewing mode, stood beside her, watching the towel that Xu Heyu had taken and was now using for the second time. A hint of jealousy unconsciously surfaced in his golden eyes.

But this jealousy came quickly and went quickly.

The thought that all of this was made up of data quickly made him feel better, and he asked Qiao Mei how much time was left until the end of the game.

He watched her stay with Xu Heyu and the others, and their close interactions made him feel jealous, even though he was trying to suppress his unhappiness. He felt like he was sick.

Qiao Mei threw the entire pollen bag into the lake, watching it slowly sink with several bubbles. She turned to look at him and said, "If nothing unexpected happens, it will take at least half an hour and at most an hour. Are you feeling tired? If you are, you can exit the holographic spectating mode and rest for a while."

"No, I just wanted to ask."

As for the real reason, he simply didn't know how to say it.

Qiao Mei didn't notice anything wrong with him either. After nodding, she told Xu Heyu to hurry up and get into the mecha. She then got into the [Black Crow Boy] mecha with Ao Cang and sent a message in the public chat.

[Canghai (Black Crow Boy)]: "We're ready. If all goes well, we'll come find you in ten minutes. Remember to stay where you are and don't move around."

After sending the message, Qiao Mei noticed the ground starting to tremble, guessing that the Fiery Lion gang had arrived. She turned off the screen, looked at Xu Heyu who had also returned to his mecha, spread the wings of her mecha, picked up Xu Heyu's mecha, and left.

However, they didn't go far to avoid any accidents that might prevent the interstellar monster BOSS from running into the Fiery Lion's group.

Ao Cang: Why would I be jealous of everything? (Looking puzzled)